Looks like I may have bought some time

[snowywolfowl]

I've spent the last couple of hours playing my guitar to stretch out the new strings and I've also raised the bridge saddles a bit (and the low E string saddle alot) to reduce the fret buzz as much as possible. So far, so good. I've run through "Whole Lotta Love" and "Children of the Grave" a few times and so far the low E has been alright. Unfortunately I can feel some fretwire sticking out a bit from the side of the neck, so its likely that eventually I will need to replace it. Thankfully I play a Stratocaster so neck replacement is possible. If this was a set or a throughbody neck I'd probably need to be talked in off a ledge.

That's the really nasty thing about Canada. As I used to tell my coworkers in India I get 35+ Celsius temperatures in the summer and -40 Celsius temperatures in the winter. Add in the fluctuations in humidity and keeping a guitar in good working order can be a nightmare.

Oh well. That's the problem with this type of thing. Hopefully the saddle adjustments and 010's will help. I'd prefer 009s for strings but if the extra tension helps, then so be it.

Comments

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

That sucks about the guitar neck. HOpefully you won't have to replace it right away.

[snowywolfowl.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It does suck, royally. Necks are expensive. :(